Wayne County, Utah

63 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

18 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Utah within the United States

Wayne County within Utah

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Loa, between 1917 and 1931.
2 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
219 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
18 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings, 4 sites, 2 structures and 1 district.
2 of the 18 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 11 populated places in this county; 11 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

5 photographs, 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

A young buck deer appears to pose in a field near the town of Torrey in the western U.S. state of Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

The remodeled, part Streamline, part pueblo-style Bicknell Theater and Reel Bites Cafe in the western U.S. state of Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

These longhorn cattle are a long way from Texas, where the breed is legendary
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Capitol Reef National Park Roads & Bridges, Along State Route 24 between Torrey & Cainesville, Torrey, Wayne County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fruita School House, State Route 24, Fruita, Wayne County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Elijah Cutler Behunin Cabin	building	1999	99001094
Cathedral Valley Corral	structure	1999	99001093
Civilian Conservation Corps Powder Magazine	structure	1999	99001090
D.C.C. & P. Inscription "B"	site	1988	88001251
Fruita Rural Historic District	district	1997	97000246
Fruita Schoolhouse	building	1972	72000098
Grover School	building	1986	86000753
Hanks' Dugouts	site	1999	99001095
Hanksville Meetinghouse-School	building	1990	90001825
Charles W. and Leah Lee House	building	1996	96001325
Loa Tithing Office	building	1985	85000687
Lesley Morrell Line Cabin and Corral	building	1999	99001096
Hans Peter Nielson Gristmill	building	1975	75001835
Oyler Mine	site	1999	99001092
Pioneer Register	site	1999	99001097
Teasdale Tithing Granary	building	1985	85000688
Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse	building	1993	93000411
Wayne County High School	building	1985	85000821

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 4 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 4 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Michigan. State capitol, Columbus, Ohio. State capitol, Denver, Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colo. Seven Falls. "This is the Place" monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, Boston Public Library - undated — Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Michigan. State capitol, Columbus, Ohio. State capitol, Denver, Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colo. Seven Falls. "This is the Place" monument, Salt Lake City, Utah. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 6,040 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-09-01, scale 1:47200 — 1951-09-01, scale 1:47200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-09-13, scale 1:37400 — 1952-09-13, scale 1:37400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-02-01, scale 1:20000 — 1953-02-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-27, scale 1:60000 — 1954-08-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-10-09, scale 1:60000 — 1955-10-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-09-21, scale 1:49000 — 1957-09-21, scale 1:49000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-06-29, scale 1:49000 — 1958-06-29, scale 1:49000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-09-06, scale 1:40000 — 1961-09-06, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-06-20, scale 1:15840 — 1966-06-20, scale 1:15840. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-05-16, scale 1:15840 — 1967-05-16, scale 1:15840. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-06-28, scale 1:139854 — 1974-06-28, scale 1:139854. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-08-05, scale 1:31600 — 1974-08-05, scale 1:31600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-07-02, scale 1:31680 — 1975-07-02, scale 1:31680. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

12 stations, 7 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

LOA 1893 to 2026, hottest 43.3 C, coldest -38.3 C
SINGLETREE 1893 to 1894, hottest 32.8 C, coldest -20.6 C
GILES 1895 to 1906, hottest 43.9 C, coldest -29.4 C
TEASDALE 1895 to 1920, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -28.9 C
HANKSVILLE 1910 to 2026, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -37.2 C
ELKHORN-FISHLAKE RS 1920 to 1928
FRUITA 1938 to 1967, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -22.2 C
CAPITOL REEF NP 1967 to 2026, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -22.8 C
HANS FLAT RS 1980 to 2026, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -24.4 C
Donkey Reservoir 1985 to 2026, hottest 28.9 C, coldest -34.1 C
TORREY 7 E 2007 to 2026, hottest 37.9 C, coldest -19.5 C
LYMAN 0.2 SW 2008 to 2010

FREMONT RIVER NEAR BICKNELL, UT 1909 to 2026
DIRTY DEVIL RIVER NEAR HANKSVILLE, UTAH 1945 to 1948
FREMONT RIVER NEAR FREMONT, UTAH 1949 to 1958
PINE CREEK NEAR BICKNELL, UTAH 1964 to 1980
FREMONT RIVER NEAR CAINEVILLE, UT 1967 to 2011
PLEASANT CREEK NEAR CAINEVILLE, UTAH 1969 to 1972
FREMONT R AT HWY 24 AB SANDY C NR CAINEVILLE, UT 2025 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

13 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

28-1Election Precinct 1, Fremont
28-2Election Precinct 2, Loa: Loa town
28-3Election Precinct 2, Loa - That part outside Loa town
28-4Election Precinct 3, Lyman
28-5Election Precinct 4, Bicknell: Bicknell town
28-6Election Precinct 4, Bicknell - That part outside Bicknell town
28-7Election Precinct 5, Teasdale
28-8Election Precinct 6, Grover
28-9Election Precinct 7, Torrey: Torrey town
28-10Election Precinct 7, Torrey - That part outside Torrey town
28-11Election Precinct 8, Fruita
28-12Election Precinct 9, Caineville
28-13Election Precinct 10, Hanksville, including all islands in this precinct

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

210 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 210 of them, burning about 3,337 acres. 140 started naturally and 14 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	140
Recreation and ceremony	22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19
Arson/incendiarism	14
Debris and open burning	8
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Fireworks	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Firearms and explosives use	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
3 June 2012	Arson/incendiarism	2,170 acres	Fishlake National Forest	LOST LAKE
26 July 1996	Natural	630 acres	Fishlake National Forest	HENS PEAK
27 July 2018	Natural	360 acres	Fishlake National Forest	POLE CANYON
23 July 2014	Natural	34 acres	Richfield Field Office	BELL ROCK
20 April 2004	Recreation and ceremony	27 acres	Canyonlands National Park	UPHEAVAL B
14 April 2007	Debris and open burning	19 acres	Richfield Field Office	BICKNELL BOTTOMS
6 April 2019	Debris and open burning	14 acres	Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands	SULPHER CREEK
3 June 2012	Arson/incendiarism	9.0 acres	Fishlake National Forest	BIG LOST LAKE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1965 to 2025

60 of 192 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 192 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $11,997,430 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flash Flood	159
Hail	12
Tornado	8
Flood	5
Thunderstorm Wind	4
Heavy Rain	4

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 1997	Flash Flood	Fruita	1 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
October 2006	Flash Flood	Fruita	$8,000,000	HWY 24 undercut and one lane washed out. Flooding in Grand Wash. Bus with 29 passengers washed off road...no injuries reported. A mobile home was washed into a flooded creek. 2.78 of rain reported at Capitol Reef NP. Damage estimate collected from media reports. Official estimate not available.
September 2021	Flash Flood	(4hv)Hanksville	$3,000,000	A significant flash flood occurred in the town of Hanksville, with nearly every structure in town impacted by flooding. Floodwaters were reportedly as deep as 6 feet in places. Rainfall totals were 1.2 inches in Hanksville, and were as high as 1.7 inches in the Henry Mountains. In Capitol Reef National Park, 1.66 inches fell.
September 2013	Flood	(Hve)Hanksville Arpt	$300,000	Significant long duration rainfall caused widespread flooding across Wayne County. State Route 24 was closed in several locations over the two day period, including between Caineville and Hanksville, as well as near Capitol Reef National Park, where the road was eroded due to the overflowing Fremont River. In addition, State Route 95 was damaged by flood waters and closed near Hanksville. Damage also occurred at Fish Creek Cove, where the road was cut off; this left about a dozen homes inaccessible, some of which were primary residences.\|\|In Capitol Reef National Park, all of the streams and slot canyons were running high; the Scenic Drive was closed for an extended period of time, and many roads around the park sustained damage. Aside from roads, the most significant damage in Wayne County was at a diversion dam near Hanksville on the Fremont River, which will have to be completely rebuilt.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	$110,000	Capitol Reef National Park reported SR-24 was impassable near milepost 83 due to flood waters from grand wash. Scenic drive was also closed, and the parking lot at the Grand Wash trailhead flooded. The flooding stranded nearly 60 people, and trapped or washed away several vehicles. Numerous water rescues were conducted by Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter operations to bring people to safety.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Central Portion	$100,000	Severe flash flooding occurred at Capitol Reef National Park, with water up to Silver Creek bridge. Highway 24 was reported under water with boulders rolling across the highway. Park visitors were being evacuated, and the Fremont river was 5 feet over flood stage.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Fruita	$75,000	Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused significant flash flooding in Capitol Reef National Park. The Scenic Drive was closed due to water and debris impacting the road in multiple locations, particularly at the Grand Wash and near the Slick Rock Divide. Major flooding occurred in Capitol Gorge, and caused significant damage to the dirt road to Capitol Gorge, such that the road to this popular hiking area was closed for more than two months after the flood. Very heavy flows were also reported along Sulphur Creek and Pleasant Creek, as well as all associated washes, with water a foot deep in Sulphur Creek.
September 2013	Flash Flood	Teasdale	$50,000	Widespread flash flooding occurred once again across Wayne County due to heavy rainfall. State Route 24 was closed from Fruita to Hanksville, as flood waters flowed over the road. Capitol Reef National Park had flooding and debris along the Scenic Drive and the Grand Wash. Roads across the wide area again experienced damage due to the flood waters.
August 2003	Flash Flood	(4hv)Hanksville	$50,000	Torrential downpours caused an eight foot wall of water to careen down bull creek near Hanksville. Flooding of local businesses was reported southwest of town as well.
August 1999	Flash Flood	Hanksville	$50,000	Heavy rains in the Henry Mountains caused the Bull Creek to overflow its banks near Hanksville. Some basements were flooded near the creek, and even the Mayor's yard on the south end of town got flooded.
April 1993	Tornado (F1)	Caineville	$50,000	Thunderstorms in southeast Utah produced a tornado. Caineville is 25 miles west of Hanksville. The tornado was seen by several people. The tornado touched down 100 yards west of a restaurant. As the tornado moved toward the restaurant it tore off tree limbs, and scattered 48 to 60 pieces of plywood and 300 2-by-4's that had been lying around. An outside deck on the restaurant was damaged as the tornado went by. After it passed by the restaurant, the tornado briefly lifted. When it came back down, the tornado lifted a 6-ton motor home 1.5 to 2 feet, and then slammed it down on its side. The tornado also picked up a boat, and threw it into a fence. With a lot of debris and dirt still in the circulation, the tornado went into an open field, and lifted back into the sky. A long time had elapsed before this event was reported to the forecast office because the area affected has no telephone service.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Fremont	$30,000	Flash flooding occurred in the Cathedral District on the north end of Capitol Reef National Park. The heavy rain made roads impassable and virtually destroyed them, leaving much of the area impassable until county road crews were able to rebuild the roads.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Lyman	$20,000	Heavy rain in Lyman led to a canal breach. Water then flowed into the basement of a home, with water as deep as 8 feet. The basement was seriously damaged, and the personal property inside the basement was a total loss.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Fremont	$20,000	Heavy rain caused flash flooding across the northern portions of Capitol Reef National Park, including Cathedral Valley, further damaging roads that were already in disrepair from previous flash flooding. In addition, several washes east of the park were flooded, and water was flowing over SR-24.
August 2010	Hail	Loa	$20,000	Hail, that was estimated to be one inch in diameter, pitted cars traveling along SR-24 near Loa. This storm was slow moving, and 5 inches of hail accumulated in the same area. Several accidents were reported on the highway as the storm was overhead. Note that this storm also caused flash flooding in the area.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Southwest Portion	$20,000	no account filed
October 2012	Flash Flood	Notom	$15,000	Flash flooding occurred in Capitol Reef National Park, with all washes along Scenic Drive producing 6 to 8 inch flows across the road. This flooding caused many of the dirt roads across the park to be impassable for a few days. In addition, a large tree fell over State Route 24 due to erosion along the Fremont River, closing the highway for about an hour and a half. Water also crossed over State Route 24 at milepost 100 near Caineville.
June 1997	Hail	Caineville	$15,000	A severe thunderstorm developed in western Wayne county. A spotter in Caineville measured hailstones as large as 2" in diameter. This severe thunderstorm moved east into Hanksville about an hour later and dropped 1" diameter hail in that town. Some minor damage was reported in the area. Minor flooding was reported in a few businesses east of Hanksville on SR95 from this storm as well.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Teasdale	$14,000	Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Sulphur Creek and the Fremont River. The primary damage was in Capitol Reef National Park. A number of stretches of SR 173 and other local roads were covered with mud and rocks, and a small bridge was washed out as well.
July 2012	Flash Flood	Grover	$10,000	Flash flooding occurred across parts of Capitol Reef National Park, including along Sulphur Creek. The worst of the flooding was in the Cathedral Valley area of the park, where roads were washed out, with trenches 2.5 feet deep.
June 2024	Flash Flood	(4hv)Hanksville	$5,000	Flooding of dirt roads was reported in Hanksville.
October 2022	Hail	(4hv)Hanksville	$5,000	A resident reported quarter-sized hail that dented cars in Hanksville.
August 1997	Flash Flood	Torrey	$5,000	no account filed
August 2017	Flash Flood	Notom	$2,000	Flash flooding was reported in Capitol Reef National Park, with 4 to 6 inches of flowing water reported in Capitol Gorge. This water damaged the dirt road that provides access to the Capitol Gorge area.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Fruita	$2,000	Park rangers reported six to twelve inches of water flowing across the Capitol Gorge Scenic Drive, as well as minor damage to the dirt road.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Bicknell	$1,000	Flooding was reported in the town of Bicknell, with water flowing across streets.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	$1,000	Park rangers reported flooding on Sulphur Creek and adjacent drainages. Floooding in Capitol Gorge resulted in a multiday road closure of the Scenic Drive.
August 2021	Flash Flood	Fruita	$1,000	Capitol Reef National Park officials reported Scenic Drive was closed at Grand Wash due to a large amount of mud across the road, deposited by flash flooding, making it impassible. Rangers also estimated Pleasant Creek and Sheets Gulch had 6-8 feet of flooding overnight, and Burro, Cottonwood, and 5 mile Washes had 2 to 4 feet of flooding overnight.
September 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	$500	Capitol Reef National Park officials reported a debris flow across state Route 24, making it impassable just east of the Visitor Center between Hickman Bridge and Grand Wash. Additionally, flash flooding was observed in Sulphur Creek, and high flows were reported in Grand Wash. This flooding was associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms which produced heavy rain over portions of the park, with Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor rainfall estimates of approximately 0.75 to 1.25.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	$500	Flash flooding caused a closure of state Route 24 due to water covering the road from mileposts 81 to 85. The flooding led to an evacuation of the Fruita Campground and Gifford House.
July 1998	Heavy Rain	Fruita	$400	no account filed
August 1986	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$30	no account filed
June 2025	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Park rangers reported a flash flood in Sulphur Creek at Capitol Reef National Park.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Minor flash flooding was observed in Spring Canyon at the confluence with the Fremont River. Time is estimated from radar.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Torrey	-	A flood wave (flash flooding) was reported in Sulphur Creek at the Capitol Reef National Park western Boundary. Approximately 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rain fell to create the flood wave.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Grover	-	Flash flooding was reported on Pleasant Creek.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Flash flooding was reported in Grand Wash and water was over the road on state Route 24 in Capitol Reef National Park. Time is estimated from RADAR.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Flash flooding was reported in Pleasant Creek.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Notom	-	A park ranger reported water across Notom Road from Burrow Wash.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Torrey	-	A park ranger reported flash flooding along Sulphur Creek just outside of Capitol Reef National Park.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Capitol Reef National Park reported flash flooding associated with thunderstorms in the area, which necessitated the closure of several roads in the park, including portions of the Scenic Drive, The Capitol Gorge Road, and Pleasant Creek.
May 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Fairly persistent showers moved over Sulphur Creek during the morning hours, with thunderstorms moving over the Capitol Reef National Park area during the early afternoon. The storms resulted in quick bursts of heavy rain, with radar estimates showing around 0.4 to 0.6 inches of rainfall over the affected area. Subsequently, Capitol Reef National Park officials reported approximately 8 to 10 inches of water flowing through Sulphur Creek near the Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center. A visitor report of knee- to thigh-deep water within Spring Canyon was also relayed from a Park Ranger.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	A cluster of thunderstorms produced heavy rain during the early afternoon hours through portions of Capitol Reef National Park, with Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor estimates of around 0.50 to 0.75 inches of rain. Subsequently, Capitol Reef National Park reported that state Route 24 east of the visitor center was impassable due to high water and debris. Additionally, minor flooding was reported in the campground.
August 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	A flash flood was reported in Capitol Gorge and Grand Wash.
July 2023	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Capitol Reef National Park officials reported multiple flows and waterfalls associated with heavy rain and thunderstorms moving through the park. At approximately 11:46 am MST, multiple waterfalls were noted on cliffs. By 11:55 am MST, water was reported to be coming over state Route 24, and by 11:59 am MST, debris, in addition to water, was noted. At approximately 12:30 pm MST, the wash south of Hickman Bridge through Neil Johnson Bridge was reported to be flowing high, and the Hickman Bridge area was reported to be flooded.
October 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Capitol Reef National Park officials reported flash flooding on Sulphur Creek.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Notom	-	A flood wave around 3 feet or higher passed through Pleasant Creek within Captitol Reef National Park. The flood wave was associated with heavy rainfall in close vicinity to the creek.
July 2022	Flash Flood	Grover	-	A series of moderate, to at times strong, thunderstorms moved through Capitol Reef National Park over the span of 2 to 3 hours. Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor 3-hour rainfall estimates showed around 1 to 2 inches within the park. As a result, a flow of 6-8 inches of water moved through Capitol Gorge, as reported by Park officials.
September 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Officials from Capitol Reef National Park reported 1 to 2 feet of water flowing through a wash that feeds into the Grand Wash, as well as 1 to 2 feet of water flowing through Grand Wash itself.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Capitol Reef National Park reported flash flooding on Sulphur Creek. Water was several feet deep and came within 2 feet or so from the bottom of the bridge on state Route 24.
September 2022	Flash Flood	Notom	-	Park rangers relayed a report of flash flooding in Capitol Gorge, with floodwaters as much as 4 feet deep. This is associated with showers and thunderstorms which moved through the area between around 12:30 pm MST to 2:00 pm MST and produced around 0.50 inches of rainfall.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Grand Wash Road and Capitol Gorge Road were closed due to mud from flash flooding.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Flash flooding occurred in Grand Wash in Capitol Reef National Park, with 1-2 feet of water flowing over the road.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	A flash flood was observed in Sulphur Creek near Panorama Point in Capitol Reef National Park.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Flash flooding occurred on Burro, Cottonwood, and Five Mile Washes, along with Sheets Gulch and on Notom-Bullfrog Road where the pavement ends.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park was closed due to flooding in the Grand Wash.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Six to eight inches of rapidly flowing water crossed roads in Grand Wash and Capitol Gorge in Capitol Reef National Park.
June 2022	Flash Flood	(4hv)Hanksville	-	Bull Creek flowed across the road near Main Street, bringing with it large debris.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Fruita	-	Grand Wash in Capitol Reef National Park was closed due to flash flooding.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Torrey	-	Capitol Reef National Park officials reported flash flooding in a dry wash leading into Sulphur Creek from upstream heavy rainfall. The water level on Sulphur Creek near the Visitor center rose 2 feet.

Mines and quarries

103 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 103 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 99 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Uranium	30
Sand and Gravel, Construction	25
Gypsum-Anhydrite	12
Uranium, Vanadium	8
Copper	8
Gemstone	6
Vanadium, Uranium	6
Mercury	1
Uranium, Copper, Vanadium	1
Stone, Dimension	1
Copper, Lead	1
Barium-Barite	1
Stone	1
Lead, Copper	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Birch Spring Prospect	Uranium, Copper, Vanadium	Occurrence	Brochantite, Chalcanthite
Curtis Formation Jasper Module Loc.	Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone	Occurrence
Loa Town	Mercury	Occurrence
Picture Stone Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer	Sandstone
Picture Stone Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Sulpher Creek Copper Prospect	Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Sulphur Creek Copper Prospect	Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite
Sulphur Creek Prospect	Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Billy's Dream	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer	Carnotite
Curtis Formation Jasper Nodule Locality	Gemstone	Occurrence	Agate, Jasper
Factory Butte Claims	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Green Hornet	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Jet Basin	Gemstone	Past Producer
Jet Basin	Gemstone	Past Producer
Lucky Strike Prospects	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Notom Bench Jasper	Gemstone	Occurrence
Notom Bench Jasper	Gemstone	Occurrence
Power Wagon Mine	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Spanish Bottoms Chalcedony	Gemstone	Occurrence	Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper
U308	Vanadium, Uranium	Past Producer
Billy'sS Dream	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Blue Tail Fly	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Carnotite
Blue Tail Fly	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Factory Butte Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Surface/Underground
Green Hornet	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Carnotite, Tyuyamunite
Group # 25 Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite
Group No.25 Prospect	Copper	Past Producer
Lucky Strike Prospects	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Carnotite
Old Faithful #2 Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	1925
Old Faithful Mine	Copper	Past Producer	1912
Old Faithful Mine	Copper	Past Producer
Old Faithful No.2 Prospect	Copper	Past Producer
Power Wagon Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Underground
Tr # 1 Group.	Copper	Past Producer	1921
Tr No 1 Group	Copper	Past Producer
U3o8 Mine	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	Carnotite
Black Ridge Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Alabaster
Black Ridge Gysum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Capitol Reef Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Alabaster
Capitol Reef Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Lion Mountain Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Alabaster
Lion Mountain Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Moroni Slopes Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Alabaster
Moroni Slopes Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Red Desert Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Alabaster
Red Desert Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
South Desert Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
South Desert Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Past Producer
Allred Point Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt, Clay
Allred Point Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Big Hollow Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Big Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Black Ridge Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
Black Ridge Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Catherine Black Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Catherine Black Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Dry Valley Gravel Pit # 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
Dry Valley Gravel Pit # 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
Dry Valley Gravel Pit No.1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Durfee Canyon Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Durfee Canyon Gravel Pit.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Graveyard Hollow Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
Graveyard Hollow Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Parker Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
Parker Hollow Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rabbit Valley Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sand and Gravel
Rabbit Valley Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rock Canyon Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Rock Canyon Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
The Ledges Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Andesite, Basalt
The Ledges Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Prospect
Torrey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Torrey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Big Jim & Little Jim	Uranium	Past Producer	Surface, Underground
Blacks Claim	Uranium	Unknown
Blacks Claims	Uranium	Past Producer	Surface/Underground
Blacks Claims	Uranium	Past Producer
Bluebird	Uranium	Occurrence	Underground
Bluebird	Uranium	Occurrence
Chief Red Wing #1 Prospect	Uranium	Past Producer	Underground
Chief Red Wing No.1 Prospect	Uranium	Past Producer
Collins Claims	Uranium	Occurrence
Collins Claims	Uranium	Occurrence
Cooks Mesa Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence	Underground
Cooks Mesa Prospect	Uranium	Past Producer
Copper Queen	Uranium	Prospect
Glen Haven Claims	Uranium	Occurrence	Carnotite
Green Hornet	Uranium	Past Producer	Underground
Green Light-Kim	Uranium	Past Producer	Underground
Hanksville Buying Station	Uranium	Producer
Holt Draw Uranium Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence	Underground
Holt Draw Uranium Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence
Notom Mine	Uranium	Producer
Old Crow	Uranium	Past Producer	Underground
Oyler	Uranium	Occurrence
Oyler Mine	Uranium	Past Producer	1901
Oyler Mine	Uranium	Past Producer
Sulphur Creek Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence
Twin Peaks Uranium Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence	Underground
Twin Peaks Uranium Prospect	Uranium	Past Producer
Unknown	Uranium	Unknown
Wood Bench Uranium Occurance	Uranium	Occurrence	Carnotite
Wood Bench Uranium Occurance	Uranium	Occurrence

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Loa

Loa census division · 84747 · On Road Creek · Loa quadrangle

18 sheets, 1885 to 2001

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Bicknell

Loa census division · 84715 · Near Cottonwood Canyon · Bicknell quadrangle

18 sheets, 1885 to 2002
Caineville

Hanksville census division · 84775 · On Caineville Wash · Caineville quadrangle

19 sheets, 1885 to 1987
Fremont

Loa census division · 84747 · By The Ledges · Lyman quadrangle

19 sheets, 1885 to 2001
Fruita

Loa census division · 84775 · Near Fremont Gorge · Fruita quadrangle

20 sheets, 1885 to 1987
Grover

Loa census division · 84773 · On Rock Creek · Grover quadrangle

22 sheets, 1885 to 2002
Hanksville

Hanksville census division · 84734 · On Bull Creek · Hanksville quadrangle

20 sheets, 1885 to 1987
Lyman

Loa census division · 84749 · Near Lime Kill Hollow · Lyman quadrangle

19 sheets, 1885 to 2001
Notom

Hanksville census division · 84775 · On Capitol Wash · Notom quadrangle

20 sheets, 1885 to 1987
Teasdale

Loa census division · 84773 · On Bullberry Creek · Torrey quadrangle

22 sheets, 1885 to 2002
Torrey

Loa census division · 84775 · Near Poverty Flat · Torrey quadrangle

22 sheets, 1885 to 2002

Recorded here

Loa, Utah

18 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1917 to 1931

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

2 structures

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.